McCain: OCS "should be open to exploration and exploitation"

John McCain
Press Avail
Arlington, VA 06/16/08

TOPIC: Outer continental shelf

TRANSCRIPT:
CARL: Thank you. The lifting of the moratoria comes as an awful lot of Republicans are saying, 'We got to drill! We got to drill! and we got to go into ANWR.' And last week you went up the coast of Florida, you went to the Everglades, you went to the Grand Canyon, but ANWR is still off that list. To what extent is the lifting of the moratoria addressing that, and how do you persuade Republicans that you are not in their face about an important part of their domestic energy bill?

MCCAIN: I try not to get into their face. I believe that ANWR is a pristine area. Obviously I've felt that way ever since we put it into permanent preservation status. But I also believe that lifting the moratoria from off-shore drilling and natural gas exploration is something that should take place at a very high priority. And again, I don't want to dictate to the states what they should do. But I think that the states can be provided with additional incentives, such as a greater share of the revenues than is presently the case. So I do believe that there are places in the world, as I said, that we should not drill. But I certainly think there are places off our coasts that should be open to exploration and exploitation. And I hope that we can take the first step, by lifting the moratoria in order to do so.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• mccain
• environment
• offshore
• drill
• moratoria
• moratium
• lifting

[drchief88]

I feel you man...this country is in really deep shit...

I just can not stomach voting for Obama, he will send us into a deep depression (If it is not already too late). Bob Barr is better than both, but hell I don't really like him that much either.

[gsuitter]

ed2kou1, Vote Bob Barr, not Obama, if you value conservative principals. A vote for Obama will be interpreted as a mandate for his socialist platform. A vote for Libertarian candidate Bob Barr will get the GOP's attention possibly moving them back to their conservative roots.

[Maiden4peace]

Mccain Says one thing and VOTES in a completely different manner.

His record on the Environment is the same as Bush's.

Google his voting record.

[ed2kou1]

I'm a republican. I ask all my fellow Republicans how can we believe this guy! I'm for Bush's tax cuts to be perminent. He voted against them. I'm for, off shore drilling, But he voted against it. I'm for enforcing the border laws first. He co sponsered a bill w/ Kennedy, that amounted to ammnesty. This guy is a Rhino. I'm voting for Obama, country before party, hope he wins, does a good job. If not, in 4 years, elect a true conservitive!!